Train-pedestrian collision forces Metra train re-route, expect delays

Metra says that at around 5:15 p.m., a train struck a pedestrian at 107th Street on the Rock Island Mainline. As a result of ...

Fire burning in Joliet industrial building

A fire was raging Thursday afternoon in an industrial building in southwest suburban Joliet. The roof collapsed on the ...

Metra delays expected to persist for Thursday evening rush

Metra on Thursday apologized for delays on its commuter trains during the morning rush, while also warning riders to expect more delays of up to an hour Thursday night because of switch and signal ...
WGN-TV

Body found near West Side Metra train tracks

CHICAGO (WGN) – Metra Milwaukee District West Line trains were delayed Tuesday afternoon after a body was found near train tracks in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. Metra officials said the body ...
WAND

Law providing taxi, rideshare vouchers for sexual assault survivor healthcare takes effect Jan. 1

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A new bipartisan law will allow sexual assault survivors to use vouchers to pay for taxi or rideshare services like Uber and Lyft. Illinois currently requires treatment ...
Daily Herald

Merry Metra — railroad launches product line just in time for the holidays

What to give the railfan who has everything? How about a Metra clock? Or a Metra body pillow? Those items and many others will be available starting Wednesday when the commuter railroad debuts an ...
NBC Chicago

Video captures harrowing collision as Metra train strikes vehicle in western suburb

Video captured a harrowing moment as a Metra train collided with the front end of a vehicle at a west suburban intersection. Hinsdale police released the footage just over an hour after the crash took ...
Chicago Tribune

Joliet woman fatally shot in South Holland; Bolingbrook man charged

A Bolingbrook man was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 34-year-old Joliet resident Miranda Grocesley at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday at a South Holland home. Marcus Teague is in ...
Daily Herald

Man injured after Metra train strikes vehicle in Arlington Heights

A Metra train crashed into a vehicle Saturday evening in Arlington Heights, sending a man to the hospital with injuries. Metra officials said the vehicle was blocking the tracks at the Arlington ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Metra, Pace approve budgets with no fare hikes

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The State Journal-Register

What underdog? Top-seeded Glenwood turns back upset-seeking Joliet Catholic

CHATHAM — Now in hindsight, the Chatham Glenwood football team can count its tough first-round matchup with Joliet Catholic a blessing, so to speak. When the Illinois High School Association playoff ...